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Host rating
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Last replied
17 Dec 2023
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Description
We are a couple with two sweet girls 4 and 7 years old living on a small estate in the east part of Holland. We have a hobby farm (horses, sheep, cows, cats and a dog) and both are veterinarian (bovine and equine).
It's a beautiful quite place very close to a national park.
We both have been working and travelling around the world and love to meet people from other country's!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn how a dutch family with a hobby farm is living in Holland. And learn how to take care of animals.
Projects involving children
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Help
There is always enough to do at our place! You can help with all the chores we need to do. Most of the tasks will be helping in the garden, but you can also help with taking care of the animals, playing with our daughters if you like, painting etc.
We take people for one or two weeks in a row. If we both like it you can stay longer.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a large bedroom available with your own very luxury bathroom. Normally we have breakfast, lunch and dinner together. We like to eat healthy and cook our own meals. We eat meat of our own pigs and cows. We can cook for vegetarians.
What else ...
We live quite rural so we have a bike for you which will take you to the next village in 15 minutes. There is a trainstation (Raalte) from where you can go to bigger cities.
Please no smokers.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Decent wifi
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (8)
During my stay in June, my work consisted of gardening, weeding and cleaning the horses' paddock. I also did household chores like do the dishes and vacuuming.
I had a large bedroom with a large bathroom.
This was my first workaway, and I am so grateful to… read more
I stayed with Iris, Bert and the two girls for 10 days in spring and I totally enjoyed it! My intention was to get some distance from everyday life, stay close to nature, experience another culture/life style and learn - and I had all of it in this home.
They let me participate in the family life: eating, playing with the… read more
I also really enjoyed… read more
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During my stay in June, my work consisted of gardening, weeding and cleaning the horses' paddock. I also did household chores like do the dishes and vacuuming.
I had a large bedroom with a large bathroom.
This was my first workaway, and I am so grateful to… read more
I stayed with Iris, Bert and the two girls for 10 days in spring and I totally enjoyed it! My intention was to get some distance from everyday life, stay close to nature, experience another culture/life style and learn - and I had all of it in this home.
They let me participate in the family life: eating, playing with the… read more
I also really enjoyed… read more
I suddenly had to think back to it, I had so much fun there!
From the first moment I felt welcome! I was able to do a lot of fun things like horseback riding, milking cows, feeding animals, painting, doing odd jobs, walking the dog and playing with the kids!
I would recommend this… read more
We hope she will come back for lambing season 😊
Bert & Iris are just brilliant. They're so easy going & from the start made me feel really comfortable. They're both great cooks & I was treated to proper Dutch meals.
They helped me a lot with learning Dutch, I appreciate this so much. The work was always fair & I was always given… read more
It was awesome met you..thanks for the beautiful room where you host me, the exquisite dinners, shared moments, and showed me places around!
I like your house and the village where you live I found peace living there :)
I admire you like a family, persons and parents from… read more
